International Dope Ring Is Smashed
A federal indictment naming 46 defendants and 16 conspirators alleges a vast international narcotics ring led by Harry Stromberg. The operation imported heroin cocaine and opium from France and other countries and smuggled up to 50 pounds of heroin valued at $3.5 million. Nine suspects were arrested, seven in New York and two elsewhere, including former customs inspectors Herman Samnick Benjamin Danis and Saul Snyder. The case spans multiple countries with agents collaborating with French police Scotland Yard and others.
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New York
Harry Stromberg
Dope
France
U. S&s. Atty
Paul W. Williams
U. S. Dist
Edward Weinfeld
Williams
United States
U. S
Scotland Yard
Belgium
Germany
Turkey
Mexico
Venezuela
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Washington
Justice Department
Herman Samnick
Queens
N.Y
Benjamin Danis
Brooklyn
Saul Snyder
Samnick
Nig Rosen
Tommy Akel
Anthony Mirra
Nicholas Lessa
Octavio Fuggetta
George Baker
Soviet Tu104 Makes First U S Civilian Flight Since 1937
A Soviet TU104 twin jet airliner flew from Moscow to London then Keflavik Gander and McGuire Air Force Base New Jersey for a first U S civilian visit in 20 years The long journey covered about 5570 miles with a projected 18 hours of air time The Moscow to London leg took 3 hours 46 minutes Delays over weather at Moscow caused a late departure The flight carried a mix of passengers including translators officials and three British Royal Air Force officers aboard McGuire is near New York City The Soviet government objected to landing at McGuire but the jetliner proceeded along the planned route
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London
United States
Moscow
Keflavik
Iceland
Gander
Mid
McGuire Air Force Base
New Jersey
Moscow-to-McGuire
North Pole
Transport Ministry
U. N. General Assembly
McGuire Base
U. N
New York City
McGuire
Vnukova
Royal Air Force
Newfoundland
Missing Boy Found After Rochester Drain Search
Dickie Hoyer, four, disappeared while visiting his grandmother in Rochester, Minnesota. Police and fire crews spent hours exploring a storm drain, catch basins, and nearby woods before the child and grandmother returned home.
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Rochester
Minn
Dickie Hoyer
Clarence Boutelle
Dickie
Marion K. Hoyer
Cut Ordered in State Guard Enlistments
Minnesota Army National Guard suspends enlistments for men with no prior service due to funding cuts and Defense Department reduction to 400,000 in the Guard. Air National Guard units unaffected. Six months active duty training required within 120 days for new enlistees, with funds only enough for about half the desired 60,000 goal. Those with prior service may still enlist while the waiting list remains full through December.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Army National Guard
J. E. Nelson
Defense Department
Air National Guard
Minnesota Guard
Federal payroll exceeds 11 billion for first time
Senator Byrd noted the federal government's civilian payroll reached 11,000,474,000 for the year ending June 30, a new high. Average civilian employment rose to 2,394,099, up about 60,000 from the prior year, with foreign national payments excluded.
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Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Joint Committee On
Six Groups Identified for Early Asian Flu Vaccination
A Minnesota health committee lists medical and hospital staff, public service workers, those with heart or tuberculosis, pregnant women, infants, aged persons, and residents in crowded areas as most in need of the Asian flu vaccine. The panel urges statewide planning and early epidemic detection while noting the vaccine’s specificity and mild, short lived side effects.
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State Board of Health
Crookston
Duluth
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Bombings Rock Havana Area During Armed Forces Day
A new wave of bombings hit Havana and Pinar Del Rio causing casualties and damage to cinemas, a radio station, and newspapers. One 19 year old girl died and four were wounded in Havana after bombs exploded in two leading movie houses. An unexploded bomb was found near Havana's top radio station. Authorities report multiple blasts across the region as Armed Forces Day is celebrated.
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Havana
Pinar del Rio
Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
Army
Navy
Air
Batista
Ike and Mamie Eisenhower Start Newport Seaside Vacation
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower depart for a Newport Rhode Island seaside vacation for golf and fishing as the Navy guest. A tree shaded 12 room white stucco house is allotted at the base while Cromellin relinquishes command. He may stay into October near Queen Elizabeth’s Washington visit.
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Washington
Eisenhower
New England
Navy
Newport
R.I
Britain
Queen Elizabeth
R. I
About 60 Taken Off Ivernia With Flu Symptoms
About 60 crew and passengers were removed from the Cunard line Ivernia as medical authorities reported Asian flu symptoms. The ship had left Le Havre with 945 passengers and continued to Montreal after medical checks of the rest.
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Cunard
Ivernia
le Havre
France
Montreal
Three Senators Urge Reappraisal of Foreign Aid Policy
Washington three senators Dworshak Mansfield and Stennis called on President Eisenhower to reexamine the foreign aid program for efficiency and economy. They disputed his claim that the Mutual Security Program lacked congressional funding. Eisenhower signed a 3.4358 billion foreign aid bill and said it provides substantially less than his original request. He pledged to monitor the impact of the cuts throughout the year.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Dworshak
Idaho
Mansfield
D-Mont
Stennis
D-Miss
Congress
Russia
Guardsmen Enforce School Segregation Under Governor Order
National Guardsmen in Little Rock blocked nine Negro students from entering Central High as Governor Faubus defended actions as keeping peace. He cited federal court orders but insisted state authorities preserve order, while a noisy white crowd jeered the students and urged them to go back.
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Little Rock
Ark
Orval Faubus
Central High School
Faubus
Ronald Davies
Sherman T. Clinger
Arkansas
Clinger
National Guard
Central High
Elizabeth Edford
Africa
National Guardsmen
All White Central High School
Kiester Bank Robber Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
Robert E. McDonald, a 42 year old former Altoona Wisconsin railroad worker, was sentenced in Minneapolis to 15 years for the Kiester Minnesota bank robbery and interstate transportation of stolen funds. The judge ordered 11 years for robbery and 5 for the transport offense to run concurrently.
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Minneapolis
Wisconsin
First National Bank
Kiester
Minn
Robert E. McDonald
Altoona
Wis
U.S. District Court
Gunnar Nordbye
Irving Nemerov
Mc Donald
West rejects Western disarmament plan at U.N. session
Russia again rejects the Western package for ending the world arms race. Valerian Zorin accused the West of obstructing agreement and urged an immediate halt to test firing of atomic and hydrogen weapons. He stressed Moscow’s clear stance on the main terms of a limited first stage treaty.
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U.N
Valerian Zorin
U. S. Disarmament Commission
Zorin
Two Jets Collide Over Delaware Bay String of Losses
Two F89 Scorpion jets from Dover Air Force Base collided about a mile off Pickering Beach in Delaware Bay. One airman is missing while the other crew members parachuted to safety. The aircraft belonged to the 98th Fighter Interceptor Squadron of the 4728th Air Defense Wing at Dover.
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Dover
Del
Delaware Bay
Air Force
James Bouchard
Dover Air Force Base
Pickering Beach
98Th
4728Th Air Defense Wing
Negroes Enter Kentucky School Under Protection of State Police
Seventeen Negro students entered Sturgis High School under state police protection with about 250 townspeople watching. The students registered amid jeers but faced no molestation as they went to classes. Federal court orders provide legal protection amid ongoing integration tensions in Kentucky.
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Kentucky
Sturgis
Sturgis High School
Henderson
W. W. Waller
Morganfield
Union County White Citizens Council
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